今天是乔·拜登总统和副总统贺锦丽执政的第42天。

尼拉·坦登撤回OMB导演提名

面对参议院难以逾越的数学难题，尼拉·坦登撤回她的提名管理和预算办公室主任。

“我很感激你和你在白宫的团队为赢得我的确认而付出的努力。不幸的是，现在似乎很清楚，没有获得批准的途径，我不希望继续考虑我的提名会分散你对其他优先事项的注意力，”坦登在给白宫的信中写道。

拜登在一份声明中说，他“期待着让她在我的政府中发挥作用”，他“非常尊重她的成就记录、经验和建议。”

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尼拉·坦登在华盛顿国会山参议院预算委员会听证会上作证

一名民主党委员会助理在一份声明中说，上个月，国土安全委员会推迟了对她的提名的投票，“因为成员们需要更多的时间来考虑提名人”。两名知情人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，参议院预算委员会也推迟了确认听证会。

丹登的确认在上个月受到质疑，当时弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员乔·曼钦(Joe Manchin)宣布，他将与自己的政党决裂，投票反对丹登的提名，他援引了过去批评国会共和党议员和佛蒙特州民主党参议员伯尼·桑德斯的强烈言辞。，其中许多在她被提名前就被删除了。

自那以后，反对坦登担任这一角色的温和派共和党人的名单越来越多，在分裂均匀的参议院中，她需要共和党人的支持。

阿拉斯加州参议员莉萨·穆尔科斯基周一证实她见到了坦登本人，但表示她仍未决定。

拜登说，到5月底，每个成年人都会有足够的疫苗

拜登宣布了默克公司和强生公司之间的合作伙伴关系，以帮助扩大J&J单次注射疫苗的生产。他说，疫苗供应的增加意味着到5月份，每个美国成年人都将有足够的供应。

拜登将竞争对手的合作比作第二次世界大战，并将这场流行病比作战时的努力。他还表示，他的政府鼓励J&J加快生产，其“设施现在将开始全天候运行”

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乔·拜登总统在白宫发表关于政府应对流感大流行的讲话

“当我们上任的时候，前任政府已经签订了合同，没有足够的疫苗覆盖美国的成年人。我们纠正了这一点。大约三周前，我们可以说，到7月底，我们将有足够的成人疫苗供应，”拜登说。“今天，我很高兴地宣布，由于我刚刚下令和概述的这一加速进程，到5月底，我要再说一遍，这个国家将为美国的每个成年人提供足够的疫苗供应。”

拜登还宣布，他已经指示各州优先考虑教育工作者的疫苗接种，并正在利用联邦药学计划来这样做。

拜登说:“我对所有州、地区和哥伦比亚特区的挑战是:我们希望每个教育工作者、学校工作人员、儿童保育工作者在3月底前至少接受一次注射。”

尽管拜登吹捧疫苗的进展，但他发出了严肃的警告，并要求美国人继续遵循公共卫生措施。

“我们正朝着正确的方向前进，”拜登说。“今天的公告是我们抗击这一流行病努力的一大进步，但我必须对你们说实话，这场斗争远未结束。”

舒默说，尽管共和党反对，民主党将“有足够的票数”通过新冠肺炎救助法案

周二下午，在与拜登和参议院民主党人进行了15分钟的通话后，参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)宣布，参议院可能“最快明天”就19亿美元的新冠肺炎纾困法案进行投票，尽管民主党消息人士现在表示，投票可能会在周四进行。

舒默说，他预计在20小时的参议院会议期间会有“一场激烈的辩论”和“一些深夜”，但他做出了大胆的预测:“我们将获得通过该法案所需的票数。”

舒默说，拜登“向党团会议”表明了自己的立场，“他说我们需要通过这项法案，并尽快通过。”

参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔在周二下午的每周新闻发布会上说，共和党人将“竭尽全力”阻止新冠肺炎救助法案。

“我希望参议院共和党人最终会一致反对它，”麦康奈尔说。

他指责拜登政府声称对寻求两党合作不感兴趣。

麦康奈尔说:“我们认为，这个方案应该像前五项法案一样，在两党的基础上进行谈判。”。"取而代之的是，新政府有意识地做出了阻挠我们的决定."

参议院确认雷蒙多为商务部长

参议院周二以84票对15票批准罗德岛州长吉娜·雷蒙多担任商务部长。

雷蒙多是罗德岛的第一位女性州长，也是该州的前财政部长。这位牛津、哈佛和耶鲁大学的毕业生是罗德岛史密斯菲尔德的本地人，作为总司库，他被认为改革了该州的养老金制度。

这位前罗德岛州长因该国最小的州应对新冠肺炎大流行的方式而受到称赞，但她在疫苗推广方面面临批评。她的提名被德克萨斯州参议员特德·克鲁兹暂时搁置，他对商务部长将如何处理中国电信公司华为表示担忧。

舒默对提名提出异议，参议院今天开始投票。她澄清了自己对该公司的立场，称“没有理由”将其从商务部的实体名单中删除，该名单是一份受限制的贸易名单。

Biden's 1st 100 days live updates: Tanden withdraws her nomination to lead OMB

Today is Day 42 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Neera Tanden withdraws her nomination for OMB director

Facing insurmountable math in the Senate, Neera Tanden haswithdrawn her nominationfor Office of Management and Budget director.

"I appreciate how hard you and your team at the White House has worked to win my confirmation. Unfortunately, it now seems clear that there is no path forward to gain confirmation and I do not want continued consideration of my nomination to be a distraction from your other priorities," Tanden writes in her letter to the White House.

Biden said in a statement he looks "forward to having her serve a role in my Administration," and that he has "the utmost respect for her record of accomplishment, her experience and her counsel."

Last month, a vote on her nomination in the Homeland Security Committee was postponed "because members need more time to consider the nominee," a Democratic committee aide said in a statement. The Senate Budget Committee also delayed a confirmation hearing, two sources with knowledge of the matter told ABC News.

Tanden's confirmation came into question last month, when Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced that he would break with his party and vote against Tanden's nomination, citing past tweets with strong language critical of Republican members of Congress and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., many of which were deleted prior to her nomination.

Since then, the list of moderate Republicans opposing Tanden for the role has grown and in the evenly divided Senate, she needs support from a Republican.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, confirmed Monday thatshe met in person with Tanden, but said she remained undecided.

Biden says there will be enough vaccine for every adult 'by the end of May'

Biden, announcing the partnership between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to help expand the production of the J&J single-shot vaccine, said the increased vaccine availability means there will be enough supply for every American adult by May.

Biden compared the collaboration of competitors to World War II and likened the pandemic to a wartime effort. He also said his administration encouraged J&J to speed up production and that its "facilities will now begin to operate 24/7."

"When we came into office, the prior administration had contracted for not nearly enough vaccine to cover adults in America. We rectified that. About three weeks ago, we were able to say that we’ll have enough vaccine supply for adults by the end of July," Biden said. "And I'm pleased to announce today, as a consequence of this stepped-up process that I've ordered and just outlined, this country will have enough vaccine supply, I'll say it again, for every adult in America by the end of May."

Biden also announced that he has directed states to prioritize the vaccinations of educators and is using the Federal Pharmacy Program to do so.

"My challenge to all states, territories, and the district of Columbia is this: We want every educator, school staff member, child care worker to receive at least one shot by the end of the month of March," Biden said.

Though Biden touted the progress of vaccines, he issued a somber warning and asked Americans to continue following public health measures.

"We're moving in the right direction," Biden said. "And today's announcements are a huge step in our effort to beat this pandemic, but I have to be honest with you, this fight is far from over."

Schumer says Dems will 'have the votes' to pass COVID-19 relief bill despite GOP opposition

Following a 15-minute call with Biden and Senate Democrats on Tuesday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate could vote on the $1.9 COVID-19 relief bill "as soon as tomorrow," though Democratic sources are now saying it will likely be Thursday.

Schumer said he expected "a hearty debate" and "some late nights" during the 20-hour Senate session but made the bold prediction: "We'll have the votes we need to pass the bill."

Biden, Schumer said, "made his pitch" to the caucus "and he said we need to pass this bill and pass it soon."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans will be "fighting in every way we can" to block the COVID-19 relief bill, during his weekly press conference Tuesday afternoon.

"Itis my hope that at the end Senate Republicans will unanimously oppose it," McConnell said.

He blamed the Biden administration for its alleged disinterest in finding a bipartisan approach.

"We think this package should have been negotiated on a bipartisan basis like the last five bills were done," McConnell said. "Instead the new administration made a conscious decision to jam us."

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Senate confirms Raimondo as secretary of commerce

The Senate confirmed Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to serve as Secretary of Commerce by a vote of 84-15 on Tuesday.

Raimondo is the first female governor of Rhode Island and former general treasurer of the state. The Oxford, Harvard and Yale graduate is a native of Smithfield, Rhode Island, and as general treasurer is credited with revamping the state’s pension system.

The former Rhode Island governor has been praised for the way the smallest state in the country has dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, but she has faced criticismover the vaccine rollout. Her nomination was briefly put on hold by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who voiced concerns over how the commerce secretary would handle Chinese telecom company Huawei.

Schumer filed cloture on the nomination and the Senate proceeded to her vote today.She clarified her stance on the company, saying there is “no reason” to lift it from the Commerce Department’s entity list, which is a restricted trade list.